Shazza Chettleburgh: “It needs knocking down and starting again. It’s looking very, very dated and not a nice welcome for visitors to the area.”

Teresa Haistead: “I worked in that area from 1988 to 1996 and used the shops there in my lunch break. [It] was decent enough back then. Needs a lot of TLC now though.”

Kate Webster: “What the area needs is continued support from local residents so that any development will be encouraged.

“Sympathetic restoration is what this area deserves - unless you would rather be run in to the overcrowded, corporate orientated shopping areas where you will pay a premium for everything?

“Something as simple as a few bins and some soap on the shop signs would help this area temporarily. Yet to see someone make a stand for making the best of a convenient shopping area that is very useful to some people.”

Jane Modone Gosling: “This could be such a thriving area and street, if only careful thought was given to it.

“I love Magdalen street and Anglia Square and would love to see someone with a little insight develop it to its full potential. I use Anglia square most days and have never felt it was dodgy.”

John Websdale said: “It’s an eye sore, has been for decades, turn it into a park.”